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Author_Nigel Adams
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Cheshire
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Cumberlandshire
deadwood
Derbyshire
Devon
Dorset
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Flintshire
Gower
hedge
hedge trimming
Hedgelaying
hedger
hedgerow
hedgerow management
hedges
hedging
Lancashire
Midlands
Monmouth
Montgomery
North Somerset
Northumberland
pleach
pleaching
Radnor
rural craft
Solway
South of England
Staffordshire
stakes
Welsh border
Westmorland
Yorkshire
Product details
- ISBN 9780719845895
- Weight: 851g
- Dimensions: 189 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 17 Feb 2026
- Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Hedges are one of Great Britain’s most iconic landscape features. They are the stitching in the patchwork quilt of fields and meadows that defines the countryside. Hedgelaying first developed to form living stock-proof barriers, and has always been considered an art and a skill, taking something wild and unruly and giving it order, structure and perhaps even beauty. The book examines over 25 regional styles in England and Wales, introducing local experts who proudly explain their native style and offer a wealth of informed advice.
NIGEL ADAMS has worked in countryside management for over 45 years. A full-time hedgelayer and consultant, he pioneered the ‘lifecycle’ approach to hedge management, developing the now widely used Adams Scale and the concept of ‘incremental trimming’. He continues to teach, advise and compete in hedgelaying competitions across the UK.
